Wire-winding machine.



F. BOHLE.

WIRE WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11, I916.

Pat en ted Oct. 17,1916.

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FRITZ BOHLE, 0F CORREGTIONVILLE, IOWA.

WIRE-WINDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

Application filed January 11, 1916. Serial No. 71,544.-

T 0 all whom it may concern Be 1t known that I, Fnrrz BoI-rLE, a c1t1- Y zen of the United States, residing at Gorwithout change of structure in the device.

or in the vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character wherein the spool for containing the wire may be connected therewith or removed therefrom, and whereby spools of varying sizes and forms may be employed without structural change in the device.

lVitli these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claim; and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is a plan view of the device; Fig.2 is a side elevation; Fig. 3 is a detail view on a reduced scale illustrating the manner of employing the device in connection with a vehicle: Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the shock absorber portion of the device.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved device includes a supporting frame of any suitable material and of any suitable size, but for the purpose of illustration the frame is" shown constructed principally of wood and comprises main side members or rails 10-11 and an intermediate rail 12 spaced a relatively short distance from the rail 11. The main rails 10-12 are connected at one end by a transverse member 13 and a tie rod 14 and near their other ends by a transverse member 15. The members 13-15 are formed with tenons at their ends which fit into sockets in the members 10-12. The member 15 is spaced some distance from the contiguous ends of the members 10-12, and the projecting portions connected by a transverse bolt 16 relatively heavy and serving as a support'for a wire guide roller 17 which is located between the members 10, 12, as sho rods 14-16 extend through the member 11 and the members 11-12 are maintained in spaced relation by blocks 18-19 which surround the rods 14-16, as shown. Supported by the rod 14 externally of the members 10-11 are leg devices or supports 20-21 while carrier wheels 22-23 are mounted upon the outer ends of the rod 16, as shown.

The leg members 20-21 correspond in length tothe radius of the wheels 22-23 so that when the frame is arranged in its lower position the members will be maintained horizontally by the legs 20-21 at one end and the wheels 22-23 at the other.

The

When the device is to 'be'employed in con- I nection with a vehicle as illustrated in Fig. 3, the leg members 20-21 will receiveclamp bolts, one of which is represented at 24 to engage theleg members with the body portion 25 of a wagon,the wheels 22-23 traveling on the ground rearwardly of the wagon.

' By this means the improved device may be readily transported from place to place as hereafter more fully explained.

Bolted or otherwise secured upon the upper edges of the frame members 11-12 are bearing'members 26 and cap members 27 to support a plurality of shafts 28-29 and 30. At their outer ends each of the shafts is provided with a crank receiving terminal,

as shown in Fig. 2.' The shafts 28-30 eX-' tend only through the. members 11-12, while the shaft 29'eXtends inwardly of the member 12 and isjprovided with a square or non-circular formed projection 31. The

shafts 28-29-30 are provided with intermeshing gears 32-33 and 34, the gear 32 being larger than the gear 33 and the' gear 34 being smaller than the gear 33. By this means when a crank is applied to the shaft 29 the latter, together with its gear 33 will be rotated at the same speed as the crank. If the crank be applied to the shaft 30 the gear 33 will be rotated at a relatively slow speed, and if the crank be applied to the shaft 28 the gear 33 will be rotated at a relatively rapid speed.

Mounted upon the member. 10 is a bearing 35 having an inwardly opening socket 36, the center of the socket being in alinement transversely with the center of the shaft 29 and its terminal 31. The member 35 is pivoted at one end at 37 to the member 10 and provided with a detachable bolt 38 at the other end. It will be obvious that by releasing the bolt 38 the member 35 may swing outwardly upon its pivot 37.

Extending between the members 1012 is a shaft, represented as a whole at 39, with a journal 40 at one end to engage in the socket 36 of the member 35 and enlarged at the-other end, as shown at 41, the enlarged portion having an internal square or other non-circular formed socket corresponding to and to receive the portion 31 of the shaft 28. Between the body of the shaft 39 and the enlargement 41 is a relatively large flange or collar 42 having a plurality of spurs 43 extending therefrom, as illustrated in Fig. 1. A portion of the shaft 39 is threaded, as represented at 44 and provided with a clamp nut 45, the latter preferably provided with a relatively large flange 46. The shaft 39 is designed to receive the winding spool for the wire, and any form or size of spool may be employed but the device is more particularly designed to receive the ordinary spools upon which barb wire is wound, one of these spools being illustrated conventionally at 47. WVhen disposed upon the shaft 39 the spurs 43 will enter one end of the spool and thus couple the latter to rotate with the shaft, while the nut 45 with its flange 46 will be rotated against the opposite end of the spool and thus bind the spool in position to be rotated with the shaft. When a spool is to be removed it is only necessary to loosen the bolt 38 and turn the member 35 outwardly and loosen the nut 45 to release the spool.

Formed upon the upper face of the members 1011 are keepers 4849 through which a bar 50 is slidably disposed. Mounted for rotation upon the bar 50 are guide spools 5152 between which the wire is conducted when being wound upon the spool 47 and thus fed in regular order to the spool. The bar 50 is movable laterally through the keepers 48-449 as the winding proceeds. The roller 17 is an important feature in applicants device, and prevents the sagging of the Wire from dragging over the members of the frame, and thus reducing the friction.

The improved device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured and applied for winding or unwinding wire. By arranging the series of gears, as shown, the speed of the winding opera tion may be controlled as required.

A shock absorber will also preferably be associated with the apparatus, and an approved form of such a device is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This portion of the apparatus comprises a tubular member 53 open at one end and provided with an apertured cap 54 at the other end. The member 52 is provided with clamps 55 to enable it to be coupled to the end member 13 of the main frame. A rod 56 extends into the member 53 through the aperture in the cap 54 and is provided at its inner end with a foot 57 and surrounded by a spring 58 which bears at its ends respectively against the foot 57 and the inner face of the cap '54. The rods 56 are connected at their outer ends to clip devices, one of which is shown at 59, adapted to be bolted or otherwise secured to the body 25, as shown in Fig. 3. When the shock absorber is employed, the holding bolt in the member 24 will be either loosened or entirely dispensed with. When the shock absorber is employed the members 24 serve as guards to prevent lateral displacement of the frame.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting frame including side members spaced apart, a bearing movably mounted upon one of said frame members and having a socket opening toward the other frame member, a drive shaft mounted for rotation upon the other of said frame members. counter-shafts mounted upon said frame and spaced from said drive shaft, gears of varying diameters carried by said counter-shafts and said drive shaft, means for applying power independently to said countershafts, a wire reel carrier having a journal for engaging in said bearing socket, and means for coupling said carrier for rotation with said drive shaft. 1

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

FRITZ BQHLE. [L. s]

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